Department of Mathematics

Marywood University, Scranton, PA

Requirements for the B.S. in Mathematics

A minimum of 126 credits is required of every Marywood student in order to graduate. For the mathematics major, 40 credits of this total must be in mathematics and 63 credits must be in general education (also referred to as the core requirements). This allows 23 free credits that may be applied to a minor. The required mathematics courses are given below. (Each course listed is 3 credits except Math 499 which is one credit.) Detailed course descriptions can be found by linking to our department course offerings webpage.

I. (28 credits) All courses in this list:

  • MATH 142 C++ Programming
  • MATH 201 Calculus I
  • MATH 202 Calculus II
  • MATH 203 Calculus III
  • MATH 204 Calculus IV
  • MATH 220 Probability and Statistics
  • MATH 314 Mathematical Modeling
  • MATH 321 Abstract Algebra
  • MATH 322, 322L Linear Algebra
  • MATH 499 Senior Seminar (1 credit)

II. (6 credits) Choose 2 courses from this list:

  • MATH 323 Number Theory
  • MATH 324 College Geometry
  • MATH 420 Discrete Mathematics
  • MATH 456 Mathematical Statistics

III. (6 credits) Choose 2 courses from this list:

  • MATH 311 Differential Equations
  • MATH 425 Topology
  • MATH 430 Real Analysis
  • MATH 440 Complex Variables

The general education requirements are:


Courses
Credits

Category I

Religious Studies / Philosophy

9 / 9

Category II

Physics 213, 213L, 214, 214L

4 / 4

Category III

Psychology / History / Social Science

3 / 6 / 3

Category IV

Literature / Foreign Language / Fine Arts

9 / 6 / 3

Competencies

Speech / Writing Skills / Physical Education

2 / 3 / 2

It is possible to fulfill the speech requirement by passing a place-out exam given each semester. Similarly, certain advanced placement scores may serve to exempt a student from the writing skills requirement.

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